Former Rutherford County Schools Superintendent Elam Carlton will celebrate his 80th birthday with a community-wide party on Sunday at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro.

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Elam Carlton, the man who served as Rutherford County's last elected superintendent of schools, will celebrate his 80th birthday with a community party.

His daughter, Denise Carlton, is inviting the public to a party that will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lions Club Building at Cannonsburgh Village at 312 S. Front S. in Murfreesboro. The party is in advance of his actual birthday on Wednesday.

"This is for the community," she said. "He's always been involved in the community and doing good for the community. Things we take for granted today in our school system, he helped develop." ...